Snow-plow



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SNOW PLOW. v No. 398,288. Patented Feb. 19, 1889.

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No. 398,283. Patented Feb. 19, 1889.

ATTORNEY! N.. PETERS. Phottrl ihngnphur, Washlngion, D, C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE .IOSEPII RUDRAI FF, OF UNION, NEIV JERSEY.

SNOW- PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,283, datedFebruarylQ, 1889.

Application filed October 10, 1888.

T0 (6 whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I JosEPI-I RUDRAUFF, of the town of Union, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Snow- Plows, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improved snowplow that is adapted for useon street and other railways, as it serves to cut up the snow inhorizontal sections or slices and throw the same sidcwise of the track,so as to clear the same in a quick and effective manner.

In the accompa nyin g drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofmyimproved snowplow for street and other railways. Fig. 2 is a plan ofthe same. Fi 3 is a front elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawin A represents my improved snow plow, which isattached to either the front end of a locomotive or a trackcleaning car,A, said snow-plow being formed of a centrally-tapering cutter, A andanumber of blades, B B, which are arranged at an angle to thelongitudinal axis of the locomotive or car and project outward from thesides of the tapering cutter A, said cutting-blades being arrangedparallel to each other and at a slight upward inclination to the rails,so that the body of snow as it is cut in two by the centrally-taperingcutter passes alon the laterally-extending cutter-blades and is cut upinto a number of horizontal slices, which are delivered by the curved orscroll-shaped outer ends, B, of the cutter-blades sidewise of the track.The cutter-blades B are supported by an angular supportirig-frame, C,the tapering side walls of which are securely attached to thelocomotiveor car. Atthe outer rear ends of the cutter-blades B are arranged guardplates or wings D, which are rigidly secured to the end walls, 0, of theframe and extend at right angles thereto, but are parallel to theinclined side walls of the blade-body,

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as shown clearly in Fig. 2. These wings 0r guard-plates serve forthrowing the slices of snow as the same are cast by the curved ends ofthe blades still fartheraway from the track, so as to prevent thecrowding in of the mass of snow toward the rails and the track.

13 is the top plate of the apparati'ls.

My improved snow-plow is specially in tended for use on street-railways,from which the snow is to be removed by the plow shortly after the fallof the same and before the same has settled into a compact mass, asbefore settling it can be cut up into slices and effectively moved fromthe track and laid up alongside of the same. In case of ,double tracksthe cutter A is locatedat the inner side of the track, the inclinedcutting-blades extending in this case diagonally across the track.

Having thus described my invention, I claim new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. A snow-plow for railways, consisting of acentrally-tapering cutterhaving a continuous vertical eutting-edge atits front end and a number of superposed cutter-blades extendinglaterally from said cutter at an inclina tion to the axis of the cutterand being outwardly curved at their upper and rear ends, substantiallyas set forth.

2. A snow-plow formed of a supportingframe having a ceutrally-taperincutter, and a series of superposed cutterblades that ex.- tend from thecutter laterally at a suitable angle of inclination to the axis of thesame, said cutter-blades being bent over or curved at their upper rearends and provided wi th guardplates or wings at their outer endsparallel to the side walls of the plow-body or cutter, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in preseuce of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH RUDRAUFF.

\Vi tn esses:

CARL KARP, JOHN A. STRALEY.

